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November 18, 2025, 02:52 PM - 3 min read
Centre has also sought information on the ropeway’s proposed grade and its possible environmental impact.
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November 17, 2025, 08:37 PM - 2 min read
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, opposing the Centre’s appointment of an interlocutor for Darjeeling.
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November 13, 2025, 03:24 PM - 4 min read
Two century-old heritage engines from Mysuru have been restored to join the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway fleet and will debut at the Ghoom Festival, reviving hill nostalgia and pride.
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November 10, 2025, 03:21 PM - 3 min read
Mamata Banerjee began a two-day visit to North Bengal to lead a public service programme, distribute pattas, inaugurate health centres and review rehabilitation work after recent floods and landslides.
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October 31, 2025, 04:12 PM - 4 min read
Cyclone Montha is lashing North Bengal and Sikkim, prompting the suspension of Sandakphu permits and a trekking ban from Manebhanjan as authorities deploy earth movers and evacuate vulnerable riverbank settlements.
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October 28, 2025, 10:17 AM - 3 min read
After three weeks of disruption caused by the October 4 hill disaster, normal transport between Siliguri and Mirik via Dudhia will resume from Monday with the completion of a 468-metre-long alternative bridge built in record time, bringing much-needed relief to residents and tourists alike.
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October 22, 2025, 02:10 PM - 3 min read
Floods and landslides have destroyed over 170 schools across North Bengal, prompting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to order urgent reconstruction before the Puja holidays.
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October 13, 2025, 02:36 PM - 5 min read
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has blamed the water released from Bhutan for devastating floods in north Bengal that killed over 30, displaced thousands, and caused massive losses to homes, tea gardens, and wildlife.
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October 8, 2025, 02:55 PM - 4 min read
The Geological Survey of India said last week’s Darjeeling landslides were triggered by heavy October rains on waterlogged slopes, warning that unplanned construction has worsened the risk.
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October 6, 2025, 03:54 PM - 4 min read
Darjeeling landslides, worsened by deforestation and unplanned urbanisation, left 28 dead. Experts call it a “man-made ecological disaster” needing urgent reforms.
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October 5, 2025, 09:38 AM - 4 min read
Heavy rains in Darjeeling triggered deadly landslides that killed 20 people, damaged homes, and collapsed bridges, as Bengal faced a flood alert after Bhutan’s dam overflow.
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September 17, 2025, 02:12 PM - 4 min read
Darjeeling’s 130-year-old steam locomotive 777-B will return to life this Durga Puja, as the DHR prepares to restore the historic engine at its Tindharia Workshop.
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